Consumed (Mercy Brown and the New England Vampires)

On a sunny day in November of 1990 three young boys decide to sneak off and play in the gravel pits at a local landscaping store for the afternoon. Little did they know that they were about to open a doorway into the world of colonial American vampires.  This week we plunge head first into the strange and mysterious practice of vampire exhumations. Along the way we'll uncover the stories of a serial killer hiding in a sleepy Connecticut town, an ancient family graveyard that seemed to appear from out of nowhere, and finally we'll share the tale of Mercy Lena Brown, the last American vampire.  Happy Hallowmonth fiends! Click To Learn More Article on Mercy Brown from NewEngland.com The Smithsonian's coverage of The New England Vampire Panic How Tuberculosis shaped fashion NY Times article on the discovery of JB 55 The Walton family graveyard Article on the last American vampire Vintage Chicago Tribune Article on Mercy Brown Ötzi the Iceman Children of Llullaillaco Sister Mary Wilhelmina Lancaster         WWBD Merch Buy your WWBD swag here!  Join the Conversation